If you are thinking about replacing old rotted porch posts the first thing you ll need to know is how to jack up and support the roof structure properly and.
Bracing up a porch roof.
Put your level on the porch roof beam parallel to the front of the porch and that is probably what you ll find happened.
This time i was jacking the porch roof up so i could install my final and last portion of half round gutter.
In the example d calculates to 7 75.
How to support a porch roof.
Calculate the initial value for d then round it up to the nearest inch.
The bracing technique largely depends on the size weight and type of roof.
Determine how much support is needed.
You may remember my postings last year on.
If that is the case don t bring the high side down like you did with the deck.
This is the 3 rd time we ve jacked up a portion of this house.
So i found myself having to jack up one corner of our front side porch roof.
Nail the boards at a 20 degree.
Jacking up a porch roof at a sidewall.
Continue installing porch.
Cut beams to fit.
Raise the sagging side back up where it belongs and you ll be able to install equal length posts.
Patrick goes over the strength of an a frame brace and then demos a wall with a dingo.
Things you ll need tape measure spade large wooden stakes mallet 2x6 boards about 30 percent longer than the height of your porch eaves enough of them to put two every five feet around.
This tells you the size of the beam needed to support the porch s roof.
This means the example porch would need a 6 inch by 8 inch beam.